Ellington’s music stayed open to jazz’s younger generations. “In a Sentimental Mood,” from an album he recorded in 1962 with John Coltrane and members of his quartet, leans into the ...

Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive explores the breathtaking Mood Indigo, a song that expanded beyond its swing roots ...

Step inside this Bed-Stuy brownstone and you’ll swear you’ve been whisked back to a jazz venue in 1940s Brooklyn. Housed in a ...

Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...

The eatery is just steps away from Duke Ellington Blvd, a section of 106th St. that runs from Riverside Drive (where he owned two townhouses) to Central Park that was renamed for the jazz great in ...

American big band leader and legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington. (Keystone/Getty Images) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Dec. 25, 2024.

Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the 13th presented under Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with institution-wide ...

Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong gave their own sentimentalized retelling of their nomadic existence from the 1930s onward, ...

American jazz legend Duke Ellington—who was born 125 years ago last month—did his overseas traveling in the understated style that was his trademark, but he logged more taxpayer-funded miles ...

Part 3 of Richard O. Boyer’s “The Hot Bach” Profile series about the jazz musician Duke Ellington and his rise to international fame during the Jim Crow era.

NORFOLK, Va. — A newly formed group of the area's best musicians is paying tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington in honor of his 125th birthday. “Someone once said, if humans experienced it ...